|
|
|
Biography of T. H. White
Name: T. H. White
Birth Date: May 6, 1915
Death Date: May 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: journalist
T. H. White
A pioneering political journalist, T. H. White (1915-1986) gained prominence for his indepth coverage of American political campaigns. His book The Making of the President--1960 helped to alter the style and character of presidential campaigns as well as the way reporters cover them.Born May 6, 1915, in Boston, Massachusetts, Theodore H. White (known as Teddy) was the son of David and Mary Winkeller White. His father, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, was a poor neighborhood lawyer until his death in 1931. After graduating from the Boston Latin School in 1932, White could not afford to attend college. He found a job selling newspapers on a streetcar--his start in journalism.After working two years as a newsboy and Hebrew teacher, White enrolled at Harvard in 1934 with the help of a scholarship from Harvard and a grant from the Newsboy Foundation. He studied Chinese and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in history. Awarded …showed first 150 words…
You are viewing only a small portion of the biography.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 150 words…He skipped the 1976 campaign while he wrote his autobiography, In Search of History: A Personal Adventure. White's later effort, America in Search of Itself (1982), focused on the 1980 campaign but also served as a review of 25 years of history, culminating his project.White received numerous journalism awards, including a Pulitzer Prize (1962) and two Emmys for his television writing. White had two children by his first wife and lived with his second wife, Beatrice Hofstadter, in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He died in New York City on May 15, 1986, following a stroke. Associated Events Presidential elections Further Reading For biographical information, the best book is White's autobiography, In Search of History: A Personal Adventure (1978). To appreciate White's contribution to political literature and presidential elections, read The Making of A President--1960. For a sense of history and how American politics has changed in the last quarter century in White's view, see America in Search of Itself.
|
|
275 words per page